endocarditis, infective

endocarditis, infective,

n a bacterial infection of the heart valves. It may occur in normal or compromised valves. An increasing occurrence of the disease has been documented in those with prosthetic valve replacements, known as prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE).

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